linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Documentation/robust-futex-API: remove alternative language

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Message-ID: <20150216101346.1495da8e@lwn.net>
Date:	Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:46 -0700
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Documentation/robust-futex-API: remove alternative
 language

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:56:17 +0100
Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de> wrote:

> The man-pages as well as robust-futexes.txt use the word
> "contend" for a situation where two threads try to access
> the same futex at the same time.
> 
> To avoid confusion robust-futex-API.txt should not use
> "contest" as alternative language.

Seems sensible.  Applied to the docs tree, thanks.

jon
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